Ginny Stikeman Movies

  • 1984
    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    01984HD

    The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one...

    Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • 1994
    Hands of History

    Hands of History

    Hands of History

    81994HD

    This documentary follows four female First Nations artists—Doreen Jensen, Rena Point Bolton, Jane Ash Poitras and Joane Cardinal-Schubert are...

    Hands of History
  • 1986
    Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

    Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

    Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

    61986HD

    A tribute to Indigenous women everywhere, this short documentary focuses on 5 women from across Canada. Of varied ages and backgrounds, they have...

    Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
  • 1977
    Kevin Alec

    Kevin Alec

    Kevin Alec

    01977HD

    In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with...

    Kevin Alec
  • 1977
    Gurdeep Singh Bains

    Gurdeep Singh Bains

    Gurdeep Singh Bains

    01977HD

    Gurdeep is a thirteen-year-old Canadian Sikh whose family runs a dairy farm near Chilliwack, British Columbia. They have retained their language and...

    Gurdeep Singh Bains
  • 1987
    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

    01987HD

    Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and...

    To a Safer Place
  • 1985
    The Cap

    The Cap

    The Cap

    61985HD

    A baseball crazed 12 year old gets, and loses, a prized cap. A father struggles for dignity in his son's eyes. Based on Morley Callaghan's short...

    The Cap
  • 1972
    The Sloane Affair:

    The Sloane Affair:

    The Sloane Affair:

    01972HD

    The investigation of a suspected tax fraud, based on actual case files of the Department of National Revenue.

    The Sloane Affair:
  • 1975
    My Name Is Susan Yee

    My Name Is Susan Yee

    My Name Is Susan Yee

    01975HD

    Young Chinese-Canadian Susan Yee gives a tour of Montreal.

    My Name Is Susan Yee
  • 1997
    An Untidy Package: Women and the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium

    An Untidy Package: Women and the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium

    An Untidy Package: Women and the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium

    01997HD

    An Untidy Package sets out to dispel the popular misconception that Newfoundland women weren’t major players in the cod fishery before the...

    An Untidy Package: Women and the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium
  • 1992
    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

    6.91992HD

    Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own...

    Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
  • 1983
    I Want to Be an Engineer

    I Want to Be an Engineer

    I Want to Be an Engineer

    01983HD

    This film provides a lively introduction to the professional and personal lives of three female engineers-just a few of the growing number of women...

    I Want to Be an Engineer
  • 1977
    I'll Find a Way

    I'll Find a Way

    I'll Find a Way

    7.31977HD

    I'll Find a Way is a 1977 short documentary directed by Beverly Shaffer. It is about nine-year-old Nadia DeFranco who has spina bifida. The film won...

    I'll Find a Way
  • 1985
    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

    01985HD

    One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. This film...

    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
  • 1991
    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

    01991HD

    Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers...

    Women in the Shadows
  • 1992
    Return Home

    Return Home

    Return Home

    01992HD

    After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a personal journey back home to her small town of St....

    Return Home
  • 1992
    Toward Intimacy

    Toward Intimacy

    Toward Intimacy

    01992HD

    This feature documentary follows a number of women with disabilities as they affirm their right to seek, develop and sustain intimate relationships...

    Toward Intimacy
  • 1976
    Temiscaming, Québec

    Temiscaming, Québec

    Temiscaming, Québec

    01976HD

    Temiscaming, Québec is the story of a town's struggle to survive after its main source of employment, the CIP mill, closed down. Part I tells...

    Temiscaming, Québec
  • 1975
    My Friends Call Me Tony

    My Friends Call Me Tony

    My Friends Call Me Tony

    01975HD

    Meet Tony Rossi, a 10-year-old boy who can only distinguish light from shadow. Despite this difficulty, he leads a very active life. The short...

    My Friends Call Me Tony
  • 1980
    North China Factory

    North China Factory

    North China Factory

    61980HD

    This documentary from 1980 depicts a factory community in China where over 6000 workers process, spin and weave raw cotton into 90 million yards of...

    North China Factory